Preseason basketball has an inherent amount of risk management built into it. A lot of risk management, to be exact. And the Lakers have been no different than any other team in the build up to the regular season, remaining extra cautious with their roster and, specifically, their stars.
The result has been Anthony Davis sitting out one game, Austin Reaves two games and LeBron James two games of the opening three contests. All of them are purely for precautionary reasons but it has limited the amount of time the Lakers starters, core or rotation pieces have been on the floor together.